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Dead Epstein Recruit Siad Probed for Rape, Trafficking

7/22/2026

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Daniel Siad, 69, was found dead at his Colombes home on Monday evening.
Prosecutors opened an inquiry, ordered an autopsy and investigated Siad for alleged rape and human-trafficking recruiting women for Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. Justice Department files list Siad in nearly 2,000 Epstein documents, including 2014 emails calling recruitment “fishing” and sharing Slovakian women’s photos.

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Daniel Siad, 69, was found dead at his Colombes home on Monday evening.
Prosecutors opened an inquiry, ordered an autopsy and investigated Siad for alleged rape and human-trafficking recruiting women for Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. Justice Department files list Siad in nearly 2,000 Epstein documents, including 2014 emails calling recruitment “fishing” and sharing Slovakian women’s photos.